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Train Your Release
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As we emphasize in the single arm release videos, the left arm has a primary role of supinating to help get the face pointing in line with the target. A lot of amateurs use too much extension of the wrist as a means of squaring the face. This drill gives clear feedback into how well you are able to maintain your wrist flexion at slow speeds. When you add pivot speed to it, the wrist will lose more of it's flexion after the ball, but in short nine to three shots, you should be able to maintain the wrist position throughout.
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Tags: Release, Drill, Intermediate
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The Stirl is the ruler release.
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So I'd like to have really clear feedback whenever I'm doing a drill and a lot of players
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have trouble feeling what's going on with the lead wrist.
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So this is an adaption of an old lead truvino drill that I used to like.
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Basically I've got a flexible plastic ruler with no metal edges.
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I think that's important when you're doing the drill.
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And I've got it just strapped to my left forearm using a couple rubber bands.
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You can use tape if you want.
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Now basically what it's going to do is it's going to give me some feedback as far as if I
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hit the ruler going this way or that way.
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So flexion and extension.
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Now because it limits flexion extension when I get in my setup position and you'll have to
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adjust it just a little bit so it's about the right length of the knuckles.
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But when I get in my setup position you can see that because I have my wrist about 25 degrees
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extended or so it's going to create some space.
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What'll happen is when I take it to the top of the backswing and when I do the motor cycle
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in this 9 to 3 position you can now see that I've got it pretty much in line with the ruler
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as well or if anything I've got a little bit of space.
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So the purpose of this drill is I can take it back to here and create some space.
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And then I can try and execute my 9 to 3 swing and in the finished position I've still
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got a little bit of space.
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If my pride, if my normal way of squaring the club face is going to be getting down here
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and then flipping the wrist I'm going to feel this ruler up against my wrist.
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So it's just a really good tactile feedback.
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Now in the full swing what'll happen is because I'm bracing that'll cause me to lose
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this flexion or sorry the flexion and it will start working towards extension like so.
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But on these simple little 9 to 3 drills I should be able to maintain that position in
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the wrist and just use my pivot and arm extension to hit the ball and not have to use the
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extension of that lead wrist.
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So this is a great way if you're feeling like that lead wrist breaking down or that trail
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wrist flipping through impact is a big source of your inconsistency especially with your
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irons.
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This will help you kind of narrow in the bottom of your swing and it gives what I think is
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a great little source of feedback provided by one of the ball striking greats, Leachervino.
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So this is the ruler release.
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You can't really do it in full swings but it's great for training your 9 to 3 or the
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release pattern.
